| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology |
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Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Series; Tempests, Poxes, Predators, and People; Copyright; Contents; Part I: Biology of Stress; 1. Environment and the Earth: A Stressful Planet; 2. Mediators of Stress; 3. Models of Stress; 4. The Classic Stress Response; 5. Impacts on Physiological and Behavioral Systems; Part II: Coping with a Capricious Environment; 6. Field Techniques: Measuring Stress Responses in Wild Animals; 7. Responses to Natural Perturbations: Variation in Available Energy; 8. Responses to Natural Perturbations: Tempests-Weather and Climate Events |
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9. Responses to Natural Perturbations: Poxes, Predators, and Personalities10. Modulation of the Adrenocortical Response to Stress; 11. Development, Environmental, and Maternal Effects; 12. Global Change: Consequences of Human Disturbance; 13. Global Change: Conservation Implications and the Role of Stress Physiology; 14. Conclusions and the Future; Glossary of Species Names; Index |
| Summary |
Most physiological and behavioral mechanisms that comprise the stress response come from laboratory experiments using domesticated animals. This book summarizes work to understand stress in natural contexts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 3, 2015) |
| Subject |
Stress (Physiology)
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Stress (Physiology) -- Endocrine aspects.
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Animals -- Effect of human beings on
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Stress (Psychology)
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Stress (Psychology)
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Animals -- Effect of human beings on
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Stress (Physiology)
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Stress (Physiology) -- Endocrine aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Romero, L. Michael, author
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| ISBN |
9780190456993 |
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019045699X |
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